At school, we started with word problems with both multiplication and division situations. We have drawn out multiplication with circles and stars. We built arrays and even did an array hunt around the classroom. One of my favorite activities has been building a multiplication chart out of arrays.
If you follow us closely on SeeSaw, you will notice so many posts deal with multiplication. Another strategy we have been hitting hard is skip counting. This would be great to practice at home, in the car, any old time! It will really help with multiplication fluency. At school, the students have enjoyed the skip counting mazes. I did put them in your child's backpack to continue over the break.
We will continue to work hard all of January to fluently multiply
and divide. We will be practicing with apps, card games, one minute
timers, the computer, dice, and even fidget spinners! Memorizing math
facts is an important foundational piece to future math success. As
with any memorization piece, it won't stick without continued
maintenance. We will continue to practice at school but at home
practice is essential to sustain fluency. There are some fabulous apps
for quick practice. Check out Quick Math, Math Bingo, and Math Cards
by clicking on the app names. You may remember these apps from when we
were working on addition and subtraction fact fluency. These apps grow
with you. Also, if you have a computer at home with Flash, here are
some fun interactive games to play. Click on the links.
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